The Winthrop Parks and Recreation Park and Recreation Department will hold its annual Fall Fest on Saturday, from 11 a.m to 3 p.m., at Ingleside Park. Sean Driscoll, director of Parks and Recreation, said the fun-filled event will feature food,…
Senior Center Renaming : A Large Crowd Turns out to Salute DeLeo
In the history of Winthrop there have been many deserved tributes to residents. But the dedication ceremony for the renaming of the Winthrop Senior Center, which now will be known as the Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center, has to rank…
Golf Course’s Future : McKenna Looking Ahead to 2014
Town Manager James McKenna has laid the groundwork for the approach the town will take when the Winthrop Golf Club’s lease of the golf course land with the town ends in April, 2014. (The lease was recently extended by one…
Vitale Getting Ready : Town Clerk’s Office Prepares for Election
Town Clerk Carla Vitale is getting her staff and poll workers ready for one of the most watched elections in years. Knowing the political nature of our town and the incredible U.S. Senate race between Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth…
Stuck in the Mud : Vikings Fall to Beverly 36-8 in Home Opener
The Winthrop High football team had two touch opponents in its home opener: a superb Beverly team and windy and raining conditions that made the middle of the field a quagmire. An undermanned Winthrop team, missing three starters, stayed with…
Police Blotter 10-04-2012
Monday, September 24 Caller reports suspicious red duffle bag left on the sidewalk on Hermon Street. W92 reports empty duffle bag disposed of. Mr. Burke of Winthrop Middle School called to report that a male student has just left school…